The annual ‘Forest protection week’ being held until May 11 was launched in Mandra tou Kampiou on Monday under the slogan “The forest needs you. Protect it from fire”.
Agriculture Minister Maria Panayiotou in her speech emphasised “the importance of adequate preparation, enhanced professional training of staff and increased operational readiness” in the fight against environmental threats.
Panayiotou stressed that the forestry department currently had the “largest fleet of fire-fighting
